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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 11, 2021

• Next round of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue scheduled for 16 November (RFE)
• Kurti: Mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia at the centre of agreement (ATV)
• In U.S., Osmani meets State Department officials, MCC chief (media)
• Escobar on Open Balkan: U.S. supports any initiative for region’s economic integration (Koha)
• PM Kurti comments on Kosovo not invited to democracy summit (Telegrafi)
• Von Cramon says Biden administration made a mistake by not inviting Kosovo (Koha/Klan)
• Spanish congressman calls on PM Sanchez to ‘recognize Kosovo at once’ (euronews.al)
• 'Mysterious' visit of Richard Grenell to Pristina (Kallxo)
• Kosovo War Trial Witness ‘Saw Guerrillas Beating Prisoner’ (BIRN)
• RTK: KSC justifies Trendafilova's contradictory statements on detention duration
• United States pledge additional $2.5million assistance for Kosovo (Koha/RTK)
• COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 10, 2021

• Bislimi: European Commission progress report contains inaccuracies (Koha)
• Szunyog: There is no shortcut to EU without rule of law reforms (Kosovapress/Koha)
• Vallac, Serbia's battlefield with Kosovo (RFE)
• Gervalla to KFOR commander: Serbia's toughened rhetoric threatens regional security (Zeri)
• Rasic: There is no room for a third-tier government (Koha)
• "Send me evidence of Grenell's employment by Serbia and I will deliver it to U.S. authorities" (media)
• Specialist prosecutor asks judge to reject interim release for Veseli, Selimi, Krasniqi (media)
• Kosovo prosecution charges person for war crimes (RTK)
• Serbia's police detain activist over war crimes protest (Reuters)
• COVID-19: 11 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 9, 2021

• President Osmani: Serbia is abusing with the dialogue (Radio Free Europe)
• Brussels wants negotiations on statute of Association/Community (Koha)
• Prime Minister Kurti invited to Peace Forum in France (media)
• Parties trade blame over lack of invitation to democracy summit (Exit News)
• Joseph: Kosovo is much more democratic than Serbia (media)
• Kurti: Special attention to women empowerment in recovery package (Klan)
• Historians want annulment of decisions made in Milosevic’s time (Kallxo)
• Kosovo veterans’ leaders denounce war crimes court as ‘biased’ (BIRN)
• With €630 per month in Kosovo, doctors heading to the EU (RFE)
• Kosovo chief prosecutor, EULEX chief discuss furthering cooperation (media)
• Judge suspended after BIRN reporting on lenient rape sentence (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 8 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Janjic: Serbia pays Grenell US$ 100,000 a month for lobbying (media)
• North Macedonia’s battle over new majority unsettles Albanian parties (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 8, 2021

• Kurti to DW: Under Kosovo's Constitution, there can be no association on ethnic basis
• Kurti: Serbia threatening third Balkan war (Telegrafi)
• Presidency reacts to Kosovo not being invited to Biden's democracy summit (media)
• Zulfaj: Kosovo not invited to democracy summit due to last government’s track record (media)
• Konjufca: We hope we will be invited to the summit next time (Telegrafi)
• Hoti says blaming his government for summit's snub is 'low propaganda' (Klan)
• U.S. legislators concerned over developments in Serbia and its influence on the region (VOA)
• Bosnia's disintegration would affect entire region, says peace envoy (Reuters)
• Kosovo Prosecutorial Council refuses to get involved in the vetting process (media)
• Di Bella: Kosovo's GDP expected to increase by 7-8% this year (Koha)
• COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 5, 2021

• Kurti’s advisor says Open Balkan equals Broken Balkan (media)
• Open Balkan: Leaders commit to more effective implementation of freedom of movement measures (EWB)
• Tahiri: Rama contributing to creation of Greater Serbia and instability (media)
• President Osmani meets Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Montgomery (media)
• Haxhiu: Thaci and Veseli refused to meet us in the Hague (media)
• COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media)
• High infection rates in the region, a threat for Kosovo too (RFE)
• Environmental degradation by hydropower plants (preportr.cohu.org)
• Kosovo street art exhibit calls for action on wartime missing persons (BIRN)
• Western Balkans economies recover faster than expected (ebrd.com)